Agrega una trama en tu idiomaAn expose of attempts by wealthy people to avoid payment of customs duties. Part of the MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series.An expose of attempts by wealthy people to avoid payment of customs duties. Part of the MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series.An expose of attempts by wealthy people to avoid payment of customs duties. Part of the MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series.
Fotos
Barbara Bedford
- Mayor's Secretary
- (sin créditos)
Eumenio Blanco
- Antwerp Cafe Customer
- (sin créditos)
Egon Brecher
- Benois
- (sin créditos)
Don Castle
- MGM Crime Reporter
- (sin créditos)
Oliver Cross
- Socialite
- (sin créditos)
Paul Everton
- Mayor Porter Woolsey
- (sin créditos)
Franklyn Farnum
- Antwerp Cafe Customer
- (sin créditos)
Bess Flowers
- Party Guest
- (sin créditos)
Roy Gordon
- Dorset - Lancaster Election Supporter
- (sin créditos)
Herschel Graham
- Socialite
- (sin créditos)
John Hamilton
- Customs Agent Charles H. Warner
- (sin créditos)
Mahlon Hamilton
- Election Rally Supporter
- (sin créditos)
Tom Herbert
- Bartender in Antwerp
- (sin créditos)
Edward Keane
- Woolsey Election Rally Speaker
- (sin créditos)
Argumento
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- TriviaThe only time that John Hamilton and Neil Hamilton, no relation, worked together as castmates, both later playing iconic characters on classic superhero TV shows, respectively Perry White on Adventures of Superman (1952) and Commissioner Gordon on Batman (1966).
- ConexionesFollowed by Jack Pot (1940)
Opinión destacada
The ending is a bit far-fetched...though exciting.
This installment of the Crime Does Not Pay series stars Neil Hamilton--a guy who had been a leading man in the 1920s and 30s. By 1940, Hamilton's career has slowed a bit and he was now playing supporting roles or starring in low-budget B-movies. However, you will probably recognize him as Commissioner Gordon from the "Batman" TV show of 1966.
"Pound Foolish" is about smuggling items from abroad in order to avoid paying import duties. It begins with a customs officer's wife coming into the country with lots of items she didn't declare and she's contemptuous of the law--invoking her husband's name as if it should somehow exclude her from laws that affect 'other people'. However, customs officials have become wise to her and plan on arresting her after they gather more evidence. How this ends up hurting Hamilton's character, you'll have to see for yourself.
The story is pretty exciting, though perhaps a bit overwrought. Now I am NOT excusing this sort of behavior, but ending the film the way they did made the story seem a bit far-fetched. Though, in keeping with the style of the series, the ultra-violent ending isn't surprising. A fair representation of the series.
By the way, like most of the Crime Does Not Pay films, it features a fake government official who introduces the film. This time 'customs Agent Warner' is played by the character actor John Hamilton--the guy who played Clark Kent's boss in "The Adventures of Superman" TV series.
"Pound Foolish" is about smuggling items from abroad in order to avoid paying import duties. It begins with a customs officer's wife coming into the country with lots of items she didn't declare and she's contemptuous of the law--invoking her husband's name as if it should somehow exclude her from laws that affect 'other people'. However, customs officials have become wise to her and plan on arresting her after they gather more evidence. How this ends up hurting Hamilton's character, you'll have to see for yourself.
The story is pretty exciting, though perhaps a bit overwrought. Now I am NOT excusing this sort of behavior, but ending the film the way they did made the story seem a bit far-fetched. Though, in keeping with the style of the series, the ultra-violent ending isn't surprising. A fair representation of the series.
By the way, like most of the Crime Does Not Pay films, it features a fake government official who introduces the film. This time 'customs Agent Warner' is played by the character actor John Hamilton--the guy who played Clark Kent's boss in "The Adventures of Superman" TV series.
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- planktonrules
- 19 nov 2013
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- País de origen
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- También se conoce como
- Crime Does Not Pay No. 26: Pound Foolish
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- Tiempo de ejecución20 minutos
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